diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7728af6..d287212 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ tcp_listen: false
 live_restore: true
 swarm_init: false
 
+docker_cron_path: "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin"
 docker_cronjob_prune: true
diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 941b307..55874a4 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,4 @@
   notify:
     - restart docker service
 
-- name: Schedule Docker system prune at 0:00 every day
-  ansible.builtin.cron:
-    name: "Daily Docker system prune"
-    user: "root"
-    job: "docker system prune -af --volumes"
-    special_time: "daily"
-    hour: "0"
-    minute: "0"
-  when: docker_cronjob_prune
-
 - meta: flush_handlers
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e3aec73..60b4580 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@
 - name: deploy compose files
   include_tasks: composes.yml
   when: docker_compose_stat.stat.exists
+
+- name: Configure docker system prune with cron
+  when: docker_cronjob_prune
+  include_tasks: prune.yml
diff --git a/tasks/prune.yml b/tasks/prune.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba9a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/prune.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+
+- name: install cron
+  apt:
+    name: cron
+    update_cache: true
+    cache_valid_time: 86400
+
+- name: check service
+  service:
+    name: cron
+    enabled: yes
+
+- name: add PATH variable (docker)
+  cron:
+    name: PATH
+    env: true
+    value: "{{ docker_cron_path }}"
+    user: root
+    cron_file: docker
+
+- name: Schedule Docker system prune at 0:00 every day
+  ansible.builtin.cron:
+    name: "Daily Docker system prune"
+    user: "root"
+    job: "docker system prune -af --volumes"
+    special_time: "daily"
+    hour: "0"
+    minute: "0"
+    cron_file: docker
+  when: docker_cronjob_prune